28 APRIL 2013
MAJURO — Small islands must work harder to avoid being “pushed to one side” in global climate change and sustainable-development negotiations, Marshall Islands fisheries Director Glen Joseph said Wednesday at an agenda-setting meeting for the Small Island Developing States, or SIDS, group at the United Nations in New York.
His talk was titled, “Beachfront Property,” and while this may seem an odd name for a speech for a Pacific island strategy session, it is emblematic of Joseph’s appreciation of the David and Goliath battle small islands face.
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Source: Marianas Variety